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Coalition letter to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding proposed reforms to federal forfeiture law.
Brief of Amici Curiae the Cato Institute, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and Due Process Institute in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.
Letter to members of Congress regarding much-needed reforms to federal civil asset forfeiture laws, as addressed in the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act of 2015 (H.R. 540/S. 255)
Letter to members of Congress regarding much-needed reforms to federal civil asset forfeiture law as addressed in the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 (H.R. 5212).
Immediate Past President and Legislative Committee Chair Gerald Lefcourt's statement to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee regarding federalism and crime control.
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Stanford Law School Justice Advocacy Project in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner and Urging Reversal.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.
Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Innocence Network, and Innocence Project in Support of Appellant and Reversal.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers in support of petitioners.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The Cato Institute in support of petitioner and urging reversal.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Urging Reversal.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
